24 Taps

This downtown family friendly sports bar features two dozen taps, just like its name suggests, as well as an array of pub grub – from gourmet burgers (mushroom and Swiss, black and blue, avocado and bacon, bacon and cheese, jalapeño, poutine – just to name a few) as well as sandwiches, wraps, tacos, mozzarella sticks and poutine with double-fried fries. 24 N. Lincoln St. (509) 309-3103. www.24taps.com.

The Ref Sports Bar

Big screen TVs are the center of attention at this sports bar, known for its 31 different flavors of wings. Also on the menu: burgers, nachos, sandwiches, wraps, pizza, and chicken and waffles. 14208 E. Sprague Ave., Spokane Valley. (509) 315-9637. therefsportsbar.com.

Capone’s Pub and Grill

Customers fill up Capone's Pub and Grill, the rebuilt sports bar in Post Falls Friday, June 6, 2008. Capone’s also has sports bars in Coeur d’Alene’s Midtown neighborhood and in Hayden. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)

This North Idaho institution offers three locations as well as all sorts of salads and grinders, pizza and burgers. Started in Coeur d’Alene in 1991, Capone’s was featured on the 2010 “Wings and Things” episode of Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-In and Dives.” Coeur d’Alene: 751 N. Fourth St. (208) 667-4843. Post Falls: 315 N. Ross Point Road. (208) 457-8020. Hayden: 9520 N. Government Way. (208) 762-5999.

Honorable mention: Victory Sports Hall

This new and contemporary Coeur d’Alene sports bar, opened in August, is a sister business to Crafted Taphouse next door. There are 50 beers on tap, two 165-inch LED video walls, craft cocktails and upscale pub fare. 519 Sherman Ave. (209) 930-0112. www.facebook.com/VictorySportsHall.

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